With any application, you can use the SMART Board as a touch-sensitive screen. Furthermore you can pull up a keyboard to enter text or numbers and save annotations on the screen created with tools from the pen tray or floating tools on the screen.
With Microsoft Office, you have tools that provide enhanced SMART Board features, such as converting handwriting to text for Word and Excel, and providing additional tools in PowerPoint.
With SMART Notebook and other SMART Tech applications, you have applications that are fully integrated with the board.
At Woodstock, you will probably need to run the "Welcome Center" application under SMART Technologies to have the icon at the bottom tray.
SMART Notebook
The Notebook software has many features for educational applications. Some of these include:
The Galleries provide pictures and flash programs for enhancing your curriculum.
The Lesson Activity Toolkit provides "bells and whistles" to embellish your lessons.
Screenshots can be placed on a notebook page.
Other Useful SMART Applications
SMART Video Player: You can play a video, annotate using the pen set and more, copy the image into Notebook.
SMART Recorder: You can record your desktop and voice (with mic) to create a movie file (large file)
Other SMART Tools: Screenshade, spotlight, calculator and more can be used with any application.
- With any application, you can use the SMART Board as a touch-sensitive screen. Furthermore you can pull up a keyboard to enter text or numbers and save annotations on the screen created with tools from the pen tray or floating tools on the screen.
- With Microsoft Office, you have tools that provide enhanced SMART Board features, such as converting handwriting to text for Word and Excel, and providing additional tools in PowerPoint.
- With SMART Notebook and other SMART Tech applications, you have applications that are fully integrated with the board.
At Woodstock, you will probably need to run the "Welcome Center" application under SMART Technologies to have the icon at the bottom tray.SMART Board Resources
SMART Tech is the company that produces the SMART Board and you can find many resources there.
Download instruction guides and view tutorials.
Download the software to your home computer.
EASTCONN's SMART Users Group Wikispace for resources and ideas from our community.
SMART Notebook
The Notebook software has many features for educational applications. Some of these include:
Other Useful SMART Applications
SMART Video Player: You can play a video, annotate using the pen set and more, copy the image into Notebook.
SMART Recorder: You can record your desktop and voice (with mic) to create a movie file (large file)
Other SMART Tools: Screenshade, spotlight, calculator and more can be used with any application.
Helpful SMART Board Handouts